Soccer complex could spur development

Western Avenue businesses excited about their future

6:40 AM,
Oct. 13, 2013

Cars drive west past businesses along the stretch of Western Avenue heading toward Bainbridge. The area has seen increased development in recent years with the addition of a Valero gas station and strip malls that line the street.

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A soccer complex near Western Avenue, which is scheduled to open by next fall, could boost the potential for development in the area, even though plans to widen U.S. 50 are unlikely to become reality in the near future.

The 50-acre site on Star Drive will contain the Donald F. Coppel Athletic Complex, which is expected to have as many as 12 full-size fields. The venue will serve as the new home for the Chillicothe Youth Soccer League, which currently schedules its games in the Yoctangee Park Annex, and could play a role in bringing major soccer tournaments to town.